Word: morbid
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...because it pioneered in the realistic plays of Paddy (Marty) Chayefsky and Horton (The Trip to Bountiful) Foote, has had a change of producers and a change of view. CBS Story Editor Don Moore concedes that sponsors are begging for "upbeat" plays, but argues that it is simply because "morbid themes were overdone and a natural reaction set in." Writer Rod (Patterns) Serling agrees: "Plays of TV's dark brown era-they were usually set on a decaying front porch of a Southern mansion-went down deep but they were run into the ground. Maybe a change...
...purpose of the course is to prepare future ministers to detect signs of incipient mental illness in situations that might be inaccessible to psychiatrists, e.g., neurotic "religious experiences" or morbid guilt feelings. On such matters many parishioners might more readily accept the advice of a clergyman than a doctor. But beyond that, the fields of psychology and religion are more and more converging; clergymen have realized that they must, in part, compete with the psychiatrists in matters of personal guidance...
...Medical definition: one who has "a morbid desire to dress in the clothing of the opposite...
...doesn't work out that way at Yale. Of course, the basic tensions that make exam period a morbid time of year are as present in New Haven as at Harvard or anywhere else. There are as many bleary eyes, poor appetites and ragged tempers; as much No-Doz swallowed and coffee drunk; as many rumors of students cracking-up, breaking down, and flunking out. What distinguishes Yale is the difference in the examination procedure itself. At a designated time, students pick up bluebooks and copies of the exam in one room. They can then go to any classroom, lounge...
Love is the most powerful antidote against criminal, morbid and suicidal tendencies; against hate, fear and psychoneuroses...